BLYTHEWOOD – First-game trials and mistakes showed at Memorial Stadium Thursday night. In a game that included a 30-minute lightning delay at intermission, the Westwood football team struggled to put any offense at all together in the first half in a 30-19 loss to A.C. Flora. First year Westwood head coach Stephen Burris, who led […]
Washington inducted into SCBCA Hall of Fame
August 21, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood and Fairfield County know basketball coach Ezekiel “Zeke” Washington very well. Over Washington’s 38 years as coach, Washington won a 3A boys state championship at Fairfield Central in 1998, and brought the Blythewood boys team to the 5A state final in 2017 and again last March. At a ceremony in Greenville July […]
Cobblestone hosts SC Women’s Open
August 21, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The South Carolina Women’s Open was held at Cobblestone Golf Club in Blythewood August 7-10. Established in 2018 by The Women’s South Carolina Golf Association, a non-profit organization founded in 1949, and Rockin Double Bar Productions, an events productions company. On Thursday, Aug. 7, twenty-two teams of amateur golfers were able to take […]
USC to honor anniversary of Boo Major’s Equestrian championships
August 21, 2025 By
COLUMBIA – Retired Head Coach of the University of South Carolina Equestrian Team Boo Major and her former equestrian team members will be honored by the University on Sept. 26-28 as it celebrates the anniversaries of the equestrian team’s 2005 and 2015 national championships under Major’s coaching. While details are not yet final, much of […]
Winnsboro woman wins big after years playing same lottery numbers
August 21, 2025 By
WINNSBORO — A Winnsboro woman won $507,000 on Palmetto Cash 5 after playing the same numbers for years, lottery officials said. According to the South Carolina Education Lottery, the winner bought the ticket at Cuz’s Corner on South Congress Street in Winnsboro and described matching all five numbers as an incredible experience. “It was unreal,” […]
‘Battle for the Axe’ is more than just a game
August 14, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – As Westwood and Blythewood get ready for another football season, the teams have the Battle for the Axe circled on their calendars. Since the schools named their rivalry the Battle for The Axe, the Bengals and Redhawks have won two games apiece—Westwood won 14-7 in 2019 and 7-0 last season. Blythewood won 53-8 […]
Gamecocks release equestrian schedule
August 14, 2025 By
COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina head coach Carol Gwin has announced the 2025-26 Equestrian schedule, kicking off the regular season at home against SMU. “We’re looking forward to playing this challenging schedule after coming off a very successful year,” Gwin said. “Our girls have been battle tested and have shown the world we’re here to […]
Westwood awarded $5K for Friday Night Lights
August 14, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The lights are shining even brighter at Westwood High School this season. The Westwood Redhawks have been awarded a $5,000 grant from T-Mobile as part of the company’s national Friday Night 5G Lights initiative — a $4 million effort aimed at uplifting small-town football programs and spotlighting the dedication of student-athletes and coaches […]
SC Women’s Open & Pro-Am set for Saturday at Cobblestone
August 7, 2025 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The 2025 South Carolina Women’s Open is set for Saturday at Blythewood’s Cobblestone Golf Club. There are four divisions in the event: Open Amateur (49 and under), Open Professional (44 and under), Senior Amateur (50 and over), and Senior Professional (45 and over). The Pro-Am – presented by Experience Columbia SC Sports – […]
Blythewood represents SC at DYB World Series
July 31, 2025 By
After a perfect 6-0 sweep of the South Carolina Diamond Youth Baseball (DYB) Championship tournament, Blythewood Youth Baseball League’s youngest all-stars, from its Rookie Ball division, officially became Team South Carolina. The 6U Blythewood team joined nine other teams to battle for the World Series title last weekend in Dunn, NC. Blythewood battled through the […]
